State v. Williams

EAGLES, Judge.

I

Defendant first assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress the marijuana seized from his jacket. We find no error.

Defendant asserts that the trial court failed to find that there was probable cause to search defendant’s vehicle or that defendant had drugs in his possession or was committing a crime. We note, however, that the trial court concluded, based on the evidence, that defendant voluntarily discarded and abandoned his jacket along with any expectation of privacy with respect to the jacket. The jacket was dropped in a public place and defendant…